# Simple-XX/SimpleKernel

Interface-Driven OS Kernel for AI-Assisted Learning | 面向 AI 的操作系统学习项目

Repository: https://github.com/Simple-XX/SimpleKernel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/simplekernel
Homepage: https://simple-xx.github.io/SimpleKernel/
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: kernel, learning-by-doing
Last push: 2026-03-20T18:11:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3101, "days_push": 166, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3201, forks 417 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:48.506350+00:00)

## What it is
SimpleKernel is an interface-driven educational operating system kernel written in C++23, targeting RISC-V 64 and AArch64 architectures. It provides fully documented header files as contracts for AI to generate implementations, with GoogleTest suites and reference implementations for verification.

## Use cases
- learn operating system kernel development
- study kernel interfaces for RISC-V and AArch64
- practice AI-assisted coding by implementing kernel modules
- understand interrupt, memory, and scheduling subsystems via contracts
- use a test-driven kernel learning project
- build a teaching OS kernel with CMake and CI

## When to choose
- you want a modern, structured way to learn OS internals with AI assistance
- you prefer reading interface contracts over reading large codebases
- you want dual-architecture (RISC-V 64 / AArch64) kernel exercises with tests

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready kernel for deployment
- you want a traditional read-the-code OS course without AI tooling
- you need x86 or other architecture support

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation, testing
- domain: operating-systems, education, tutorials
- platform: cpp, cli
- tags: os-kernel, risc-v, aarch64, ai-assisted-learning, interface-driven, c++23, kernel-development, doxygen, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- Simple-XX/SimpleKernel (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.506350+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:24:48.983397+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Simple-XX/SimpleKernel (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.506350+00:00, sha 12b04f24f99d)
  - homepage: https://simple-xx.github.io/SimpleKernel/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:25.308370+00:00, sha 5a7477bf0784)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.